fossiel

Afrikaans

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Noun

fossiel (plural fossiele)

1. fossil

Derived terms

• fossielrekord

Dutch

Etymology

From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”). First attested in the early 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔˈsil/

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• Rhymes: -il
• Hyphenation: fos‧siel

Noun

fossiel n (plural fossielen or fossiliën, diminutive fossieltje n)

1. fossil
2. (figuratively, derogatory) someone with very old fashioned ideas, a dinosaur

Derived terms

• fossielenbestand
• gidsfossiel
• levend fossiel
• sporenfossiel

Adjective

fossiel (not comparable)

1. fossil

Inflection

Declension of fossiel
uninflected	fossiel
inflected	fossiele
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		fossiel
indefinite	m./f. sing.	fossiele
	n. sing.	fossiel
	plural	fossiele
definite		fossiele
partitive		fossiels